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A Conglomerate Of Talent And Prestige...

Founded in January of 2012 by a group of seasoned entertainment industry trail blazers, Legend Group is a multi-media entertainment company specializing in the development, creation, production, aggregation and distribution of entertainment content across a wide variety of category's and platforms including Network and Cable Television, Film, Music, DVD, PPV, VOD, and numerous digital channels.   Legend Group is armed with a fully integrated enterprise level distribution solution allowing the content that is created, produced and acquired by Legend Group and the Legend Group family of companies to reach billions of viewers on a global scale.   Legend Group is comprised of a diverse family of companies. While each company has its own unique purpose and direction, all shingles under the Legend Group banner, share a common goal of always striving for “excellence in the execution” of their individual projects.

 

 

 

 

 


DIVISIONS

L.E.A.

L.E.A. serves as the official home entertainment label and distributor of the BBA Library of “Legendary” entertainment content.

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Legendary Animation Studios

Legendary Animation Studios is responsible for acquiring, versioning, and producing award winning animated series for film, television and new media.

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Bob Banner & Assoc.

Founded by Bob Banner in 1951, and under the expert leadership of Chuck Banner, BBA  is the longest running independent production company in television history.

Houston Curtis Pictures

Houston Curtis Pictures shelves one of the largest special interest  libraries in the world including dozens of platinum selling releases in the Pro-Wrestling, MMA and Action Sports genre’s.

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Whiskey Tango Entertainment

Helmed by Mike Winner and Jeff Kelly, Whiskey Tango is dedicated to keeping our finger on the pulse of today’s hottest trendsetting concepts, from TV and film to web and beyond.

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Stun Gun Studios

SGS boasts one of the largest special interest, lifestyle and independent film libraries in the business. Specializing in numerous niche markets, Stun Gun Studios aims to deliver films, series, specials and PPV programming that you can't find anywhere else!

Ives Street Entertainment

Under the Helm of Legend Group founding partner, Steve Kaminski, Ives Street Entertainment is our official children’s programming and educational division.

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Hollywood Direct

Legend Group’s Direct Response Marketing Division, Hollywood Direct, is ran by industry leaders in the DRTV space, responsible for numerous multi-million dollar ad campaigns.

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Earth Stream

Utilizing our state-of-the-art Earthstream control center, Legend Group can offer all of its divisions the ability to stream live multi-cam broadcasts to the internet.

Legend Group Records

From our massive publishing catalog featuring legendary artists like Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole, to cutting edge new bands that are being developed and launched from the ground up, Legend Group Records is on the rise!

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Legendary Studios

The Legend Group owns its own fully functioning independent Hollywood studio located in the heart of Santa Monica, CA. boasting over 5,000 sq ft of production space. From our dedicated insert stage, green screen and control booth allowing live, multi-camera broadcast streaming directly to the internet, to our numerous HD, Final Cut Pro edit suits and 5.1 Surround Sound recording/mixing studios, we are fully equipped to handle a heavy production and post production workflow.

Our fiber optic bays allow all edit suites to seamlessly integrate while running into our dedicated Levels Beyond server room featuring over 100 terabytes of storage space.  This is managed, catalogued and databased with advance functionality allowing us to achieve an enterprise level distribution solution directly from home base.   Please visit our studio website to see more of what we have to offer.

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Digital Distribution

 

WITH OUR CUSTOMIZED PROPRIETARY CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WE ACCELERATE...

 

 

                                                                                                                               

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A Tradition Of Excellence...

Founded by Legendary Television Producer, Bob Banner in 1951, and under the expert leadership of founding Legend Group partner, Chuck Banner, BBA, (Bob Banner Associates) is the longest running independent production company in television history.

 

In addition to being the roots of the Legend Group Family, BBA has produced, owns and licenses the bulk of LG’s “legendary” television content and operates as Legend Group’s official signatory for all Guild-Related series, films and specials. BBA also touts numerous Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for its massive library of classic television series, TV Movies and Prime Time Specials as well as 6 Christopher Awards and 5 Awards of Excellence.

 

All 4 founding partners of Legend Group first met while working
for Bob Banner in the Early 90’s and now carry the BBA torch, applying the “Banner Approach” to the future of entertainment.

 

 

 

 

OVER FIFTY YEARS OF HOLLYWOOD MAGIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                               

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Houston Curtis

President, CEO

Former MTV network executive and Creator of numerous multi-million dollar entertainment brands, Houston Curtis has been called "a Visionary" and "trail-blazer" by his peers. As President and CEO of Legend Group Studios, Houston brings with him over 20 years of success and experience as a Producer, Showrunner, Direct Marketing guru and independent Label President.  Curtis's previous posts as a Founder and CEO have included start-ups Backyard Wrestling Inc., Xtreme Entertainment Group and Big Vision Entertainment, collectively grossing over 100 million dollars in revenues since their 1999, 2001 and 2003 inception.  Additionally, Houston has created and executive produced shows for MTV, CBS, A&E, GSN, G4, DirecTV and Warner Brothers, among others.  

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Chuck Banner

Chairman, COO

Known as both an artist and an activist for his acclaimed work with Native Americans in the entertainment industry, Chuck moved to Hollywood in the early 90's to become VP of Production for his father's company Bob Banner Associates. As Chairman and Chief Operating Officer for Legend Group Studios, Mr. Banner not only carries the torch and legacy to what is arguably the most prestigious classic library of series, specials and TV Movies in television history, he has also been instrumental in pioneering a state-of-the-art digital distribution platform in conjunction with a live, broadcast-quality streaming solution that is poised to give LGS the unique ability to deliver a diverse slate of new series and massive catalog of high quality content to billions of viewers on a global scale.

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Ben Caswell

Managing Partner, EVP of Development

As Managing Partner and Executive Vice President of Development, Ben Caswell honed his skills as a protege to legendary producer Bob Banner in the early 90's rising to VP of Development for BBA during the syndicated launch of Uptown Comedy Club and It's Showtime At The Apollo in addition to numerous scripted comedies, dramas, TV movies, and reality shows including the Emmy-nominated Real Kids, Real Adventures. Co-founding BannerCaswell Productions in 2005, Ben continued employing his powerful sense for content and strategic business development and is now a driving force behind Legend Group Studios' vision and expansion into new media. Among his many endeavors at LGS, Caswell recently optioned the  dramatic series rights to the independent hip hop hit King Of Paper Chasin'.  

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Catalog top

Legend Group Studios owns a wide variety of content, formats, television series and movies that are available for multiple forms of licensing and distribution. Below is a sample of the different types of content we own, acquire, create, produce and distribute. Please note this is a mere sample of our content. A more in-depth catalog will be available in the near future.



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WHAT THIS ALL ADDS UP TO...

 

Building World-Wide Partnerships At Every Turn

The Legend Group is positioned for rapid growth on the strength of its various resources and relationships along with the focus of its management team. By bridging the old with the new, Legend Group's team of young upstarts and seasoned veterans work together to bring both a fresh perspective and experienced approach to the art of making great television, film, music and more.

 

Poised for the future, armed with the past, the Legend Group will continue to redefine entertainment with each and every project it completes.

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LICENSING

 It's Never Been Easier To License Our Content!

If you would like to license content from Legend Group or its affiliated companies, please email us at clips@legendgroupstudios.com.  You will then be given an access code allowing you to see thousands of clips, series and formats that will be tailor made to your specific needs.  By utilizing our ground breaking, Levels Beyond software platform, we can meet your needs more effectively than ever before.  Whether it's Knockout MMA footage, Classic TV Series, our movies and specials for  digital distribution, or a simply a clip from one of our many releases, our Levels Beyond software platform will help you locate what you want faster and easier than ever!

 

For more information, email one of our Licensing Specialists who can arrange a demonstration of our distribution software and help get you or your company signed up as an official Legend Group Licensing Partner!

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SUBMISSIONS

 BE A PART OF SOMETHING MAGICAL!

Do you have the next great idea in entertainment? Is it a TV format, a new script, or a short film that you've shot? Maybe you have an independant film that needs distribution, or a sizzle reel for a new cutting edge reality show? Or perhaps you have talent and would like to host an upcoming event, film, webisode, or TV program for Legend Group?

 

If so, please download the Legend Group Submission's Guidleline Sheet, fill it out, sign it, and send it in with your submission to:

Legend Group
Submissions Department
1750 Berkeley Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404

 

One of our acquisition's specialists will review your project and let you know if it is something that Legend Group or the Legend Group family of companies would be interested in pursuing. If you have questions about a submission, please read the submission guideline sheet carefully. If your question isn't answered, feel free to email us at info@legendgroupmedia.com. Please await 2 to 4 weeks for a response.

 
 
 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                               

 

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